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VOL. 9 NO. 10 March 11, 2015www.ShopperNewsNow.com | www.facebook.com/ShopperNewsNow
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By Wendy SmithThe Cherokee Indians called
Blount Mansion “the house with many eyes.” Exec-utive director Ka-tie Stringer plans to show visitors what those eyes have seen during the home’s 220-year history.
The mansion, which would be considered a small
house by today’s standards in spite of several expansions, has primarily been dedicated to tell-ing the history of William Blount, governor of the Southwest Terri-tory, and his family.
But the site was home to other notables, like the McClung fam-
ily and Knoxville mayor Samuel Boyd, as well as immigrants who rented rooms in the house around the turn of the century, says Stringer. She hopes to use the mu-seum to interpret the city’s entire history – from native Americans to women to local industry.
Stringer, who grew up in Kings-ton, remembers visiting the Blount Mansion when she was in the fi rst grade. Her teacher, coincidentally, was Mrs. Blount. She still has the coloring book she purchased that day from the gift shop.
Several copies of the same col-oring book were recently located in the Craighead-Jackson House next door, so it is – once again – available for purchase in the gift shop.
Stringer has always loved his-
tory. She has a master’s degree in ancient history with a certifi cate in museum management from the University of Memphis and a Ph.D. in public history from MTSU. Last summer, she published a book, “Programming for People with Special Needs: A Guide for Mu-seums and Historic Sites.” Blount Mansion’s accessibility issues for the elderly and those with special needs are always in the back of her mind, she says.
She came to Blount Mansion during summer 2013 just before the museum closed for almost a year for renovations.
The philosophy of museum house management has changed in recent years. The emphasis is now on sustainability, Stringer says. Museums can’t operate on
A new vision for Blount Mansion
Katie Stringer
Blount MansionHistory Supper
The Blount Mansion Association will present an evening of food and fun at the Grill at Highlands Row at 6 p.m. Monday, March 23. James R. Knight, author of “Hood’s Tennessee Campaign: The Desperate Venture of a Desperate Man,” will speak about John Bell Hood and the Civil War in Tennessee. Cost is $65 per person. RSVP by March 20 at 525-2375 or [email protected]
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By Wendy SmithKnox Heritage architectural
salvage coordinator Beth Mead-ows has a gift for envisioning a fu-ture for salvaged items. She uses them in her own artwork and as-sists customers with fi nding just the right piece for their projects.
Now she has a vision for a facil-ity that will offer creative space to artists and woodworkers and expand the salvage inventory that benefi ts historic preservation in Knox County. It will be called the Knox Heritage Art and Salvage Shop.
Meadows hosted an open house last week to launch a Kickstarter campaign to fund improvements to the over-6,000-square-foot space at 619 N. Broadway. The sal-vage room was previously located in the carriage house at Greystone Mansion, 1300 N. Broadway, where Knox Heritage had its head-quarters before moving to Histor-ic Westwood, 3425 Kingston Pike, in April 2014.
The previous salvage room had no heat or air and wasn’t large enough to accommodate dona-tions, she says. The size of the new
New space blends creativity and salvage
Austin Ferber shows off the equipment he’s purchased for an in-house
woodworking studio at the Knox Heritage Art and Salvage Studio.
Photos by Wendy Smith
Beth Meadows shares her plans for the Knox Heritage Art and Salvage Stu-
dio with Hei Park during last week’s open house.
shop will allow her to have a prop-er retail space and actively solicit donations from the community. Having more room will also give her the opportunity to develop a solid volunteer base.
At the previous location, cus-tomers would sometimes ask for recommendations for woodwork-
ers who could help them convert antique doors to headboards or windows to tables. That was the inspiration for providing an in-house woodworker, Austin Ferber, at the new facility.
MPC staff says ‘deny’ Northshore mulch businessBy Sandra Clark
A moldering dispute between Northshore Drive area home-owners and The Mulch Company of Knoxville LLC is set for a vote when the Metropolitan Planning Commission meets at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at the City County Building.
The Mulch Company is asking to rezone 3.37 acres on the south-east side of S. Northshore Drive just north of Bickerstaff Blvd. in County Commission District 4.
The land now is zoned agricul-tural and used for a nursery.
MPC staff recommends denial of a commercial mulching opera-tion at the location, based on its adverse impact on single family
residential property on all sides. Written by planner Tom Brech-
ko, the recommendation says the sale of over half of the Creekside Nursery’s 5.8 acres for a commer-cial mulching operation will make the site “more nonconforming” to the minimum lot size requirement of 10 acres, although the agricul-tural zone allows such an opera-tion if a plan is approved for “use on review.”
“While a commercial mulching operation may be acceptable on a major arterial road in a more ru-ral area, or adjoining commercial or industrial property, it is not appropriate in an area that is pri-marily residential development,” Brechko wrote.
MPC’s approval or denial of this request is fi nal, unless the action is appealed to the Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals. Under current law, use on review deci-sions by MPC cannot be appealed to Knox County Commission.
Mark V. Graham, an engineer-ing consultant representing The Mulch Company, countered that the site will be landscaped with a buffer to adjoining residences. MPC regulations require a mini-mum 6-foot evergreen buffer.
He said grinding would be lim-ited to business hours, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Graham projects a mobile grinder would be on site for 31 days per year, grinding an estimated 250
hours per year.He said odors would not be a
problem because “our raw ma-terials are organic, forest-basedproducts such as wood, bark andleaves. We do not use manures orchemicals.”
Additionally, he said all struc-tures would be set back at least50 feet from the property line andall roads and parking would bepaved.
Zoning for Creekside Nurs-ery was adopted by MPC on Feb.14, 2002, for a 6,000 square footgreen house and a 1,000 squarefoot offi ce/service area. The areanow proposed to be sold was thendesignated as a growing area andmeadow.
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BZA interviewsKnox County Commissioner
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TREK South headsto the Islands
In celebration of National Wildlife Week, TREK South is heading to the Islands – Seven Islands State Birding Park (for-merly Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge).
The group’s monthly hike will start at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 15, and last for two to three hours. Mac Post, one of the authors of “Urban Hikes in Knoxville, Knox County, TN,” will join the group to identify critters they might encounter.
For info and directions, visit TREK South on Facebook.
IN THIS ISSUE
Say what???A couple of West Knox leg-
islators are trying to amend the Knoxville city charter to require county-nominated representation on the KUB board of commissioners.
Victor Ashe says the usual process for amending the charter is by voter refer-endum. And besides, three county residents are already on the 7-member board.
➤ Read his column on page A-5
Big playsMarvin West recalls big
plays – from Gene McEver to Larry Seivers to Al Wilson – from Vol football history.
Many big plays and a few unforgettable ones. Marvin longs for a few more.
➤ Read his column on page A-4
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Blount Mansion From page A-1
income from admissions and school groups. Instead, directors have to think cre-atively.
Creativity saved the day when the mansion was closed but visitors still stopped by. The home’s his-toric furniture had to be stored during renovations, but the best of the collec-tion was moved into the visitor’s center for an exhibi-tion called “Furniture on the Frontier.”
Most of the furniture is still in storage. Stringer, along with her assistant, David Hearnes, and an in-terpretation committee, are deciding how to best com-municate Knoxville’s history since the days of William Blount.
Photos of the home from different periods in Knox-ville’s history currently adorn the walls. During a tour, Hearnes points out a doll that was discovered in the wall during the recent renovation. One of the walls
has been left open to reveal the foundation, which needs additional repairs.
Even during this period of transition, school groups regularly visit Blount Man-sion. Hearnes thinks the broad range of information at the site makes it appro-priate for the multidisci-plinary Common Core cur-riculum.
As an example, he de-scribes a science class that was recently taught in the living room. Christmas decorations were still up, and a student noticed they were infested with young praying mantises. Without missing a beat, the teacher presented a lesson about the insects.
Visitors needn’t worry. The bugs quickly ate each other, Hearnes says.
The Blount Mansion is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday. Tours are available each hour. Info: www.blountmansion.org
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Ferber is now equipping a woodshop at the site with new equipment. Meadows hopes to sell monthly mem-berships to local wood-workers that will give them around-the-clock access to the equipment. The wood-shop could also be rented to the public for smaller proj-ects. It’s a unique concept in Knoxville, she says.
Ferber describes himself as a self-taught hobbyist. He hopes the woodshop will be a place where the commu-nity can come together to learn and work.
“Woodworkers need a workshop just like artists need a studio.”
Meadows hopes to con-struct at least eight studios that can be rented out to artists. She manages 17th
Street Studios and says that there are currently waiting lists for all studio space in Knoxville.
The city also lacks places to show work.
“We need white walls for artists,” she says.
She plans to help fi ll the void with a white gallery wall at the shop’s entrance. She also hopes to have a showroom featuring the work of local artists.
The goal of the Kick-starter campaign, which runs through early April, is $15,000. The funds will go toward materials, tools and supplies, but volunteers are also needed to complete the work in time for the shop’s Grand Opening on April 3.
Info: [email protected]
Sangria Dance performs a fl amenco number at Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves. The studio off ers
fl amenco, Russian gypsy and oriental fusion dance classes for youth and adults in West Knoxville.
For info: www.sangriadance.com
Opera Guild event draws colorful crowd One of the goals of the
Knoxville Opera, accord-ing to board chair Michelle Brewer, is to bring opera to everyone. A raucous party featuring belly dancers, fortune tellers and guests dressed in sparkly, span-gled attire helped further the cause last weekend.
Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves, held at The In-dependent, celebrated the Knoxville Opera’s two gyp-sy-themed shows − “Car-men,” which was performed in February, and “Il Tro-vatore,” which will be per-formed April 24 and 26.
The Opera Guild fund-raiser helped support the art of opera, which com-bines theater, music and gorgeous voices, says Brewer. The Knoxville Op-era contributes to the local art scene through perfor-mances and educational outreach. Even the small-est children respond to the company’s mini-perfor-
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unique because it performs classics, like “Carmen,” as well as rare operas, like last year’s “Norma.” The rare shows typically draw na-tional performers who ap-preciate a challenge.
The Rossini Festival has contributed to the lo-cal popularity of opera. This year’s event, on Satur-day, April 25, will feature a street dance at Krutch Park, Brewer says.
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Julie Seen of The Flying Jolie performs an aerial act at
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Mike and Melissa McCoy soak up the atmosphere at Gypsies,
Tramps & Thieves. Photos by Wendy Smith
Knoxville Opera Board chair Michelle Brewer sells baubles to
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Fortune teller Sha La predicts good things for UT School of Music voice professor Andrew
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New offensive coordi-nator Mike DeBord has been very busy reviewing Tennessee football video of 2014, analyzing what worked and what didn’t. I hope he smiled when he saw my favorite play.
It was the fake fi eld goal and touchdown pass at Mis-souri, walk-on to walk-on, fl awless execution.
Holder Patrick Ashford, once a Carson-Newman quarterback, took the snap, stood up and threw down the middle to tight end Alex Ellis. The shocker went 31 yards and gave Tennessee a brief lead. It didn’t mat-ter too much in the overall scheme of things, but it sure was fun at the time.
Runner-up happened at South Carolina. There were several choices. Josh-ua Dobbs led a remarkable
Big plays, unforgettable plays
comeback that produced 14 points and a tie in 83 seconds. Aaron Medley kicked what proved to be the decisive field goal in overtime.
DeBord may not have looked at defense. The re-ally big play (or plays) in Co-lumbia came from the other unit that had been mauled and shredded and stepped on for four quarters. The so-called defense gave up 625 yards and looked awful – but in one magic minute won the game.
The fi nish was spectacu-lar: Curt Maggitt and Derek Barnett sacked Gamecock quarterback Dylan Thomp-son on fi rst and second downs. A fi erce rush forced a throwaway on third. Some kid missed a world-record kick and Tennessee faithful whooped and sang and may have shed tears of joy.
I really liked Todd Kel-ly’s one-toe-in interception against Vanderbilt and Josh Smith’s hurdle against the Arkansas State defensive back. Insignifi cant, you say, but interesting.
In my second book, “Leg-ends of the Tennessee Vols,” are stories about great play-ers and a bonus chapter about legendary plays. I’ve been looking for something to add if I ever decide to do a second edition.
That is, I suppose, a gen-
tle way of saying not much legendary has happened in the past several years. May-be you’ve noticed.
That legendary chapter has plays that last forever. ...
The names of Charlie Severance, Bill Majors and Wayne Grubb are carved in marble for The Stop of LSU’s Billy Cannon in 1959.
The Fumble by Arkan-sas’ Clint Stoerner in 1998 was caused by Billy Ratliff. Travis Henry took the win-ning opportunity to the house.
The Return of the open-ing kickoff by Gene McEver in the 1928 Alabama game was historic.
The Hit on Larry Czonka by Paul Naumoff in the 1966 Gator Bowl was textbook, about as good as it gets.
“Paul stood him up and
spit and sweat came up like a water balloon,” was Nick Showalter’s description.
Grantland Rice made Johnny Butler an All American for his back-and-forth run against Alabama in 1939. Hank Lauricella gained football immortal-ity with his smart 75-yarder against Texas in the 1951 Cotton Bowl.
Jeremy Lincoln defl ected the fi nal Notre Dame fi eld-goal attempt with his back-side to secure the 24-point comeback, the Miracle at South Bend. That was Nov. 9, 1991.
“The University of Ten-nessee has not had a more important, or bigger come-back in our school’s history,” said coach John Majors.
“I thank my mom for giv-ing me a big butt,” said Lin-coln.
There were many other legendary plays: Snake Sta-bler threw incomplete to stop the clock near the end
of the 1965 Tennessee-Ala-bama tie. Unfortunately for Snake and the Tide, it was fourth down.
Condredge Holloway scrambled away from pres-sure and hurled a two-point pass to Larry Seivers to beat Clemson in 1974.
Dale Jones rushed Ala-bama QB Mike Shula, blocked a pass from a few feet away and somehow caught the ball on the way down. That saved the 1985 victory.
There was Peyton Man-ning’s stunning bootleg run when nobody was looking and the fi rst-play pass to Joey Kent against Alabama, 80 yards, touchdown! And what Al Wilson did to Flori-da. And what Bobby Majors did to Penn State.
There have been dozens, maybe a hundred memo-rable plays. One more would be nice.Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is [email protected].
Sandra Clark
Community growingA fun part of my job is to
engage with various com-munities that we serve.
Right now, I’m work-ing hard in Powell where a committee is applying for a $3 million grant to promote economic development.
This particular grant is designed only for commu-nities served by Frontier Communications. With some 300 groups across the country competing, Powell has a good shot at making the fi rst cut – 50 communities that will each get $35,000. The next cut brings 10 fi nalists, each getting $150,000. Three winners will get $3 million, $2 million and $1 million.
It’s worth working on and I’m learning a lot.
Telling the storyAnother extracurricular
activity is our Wednesday afternoon newspaper club at Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy.
Three co-workers from Shopper-News work with two teachers and two interns to teach reporting skills.
Reporting is more than the Five Ws (which newspa-per club members will tell you are who, what, where, when and why). Reporting is storytelling, and good reporters put facts into con-text and hear what people mean to say even if their words are fuzzy.
Try explaining that to a third-, fourth- or fi fth-grader.
So last week we talked about “the money quote.”
We paired up, two kids per adult, and I interviewed four students, two in each
session. Wow! It was the best session yet. These kids had as much to say as any guest we’ve had, and the other kids seemed to relate better to their peers.
Meet the kids and learn about them from our SMG reporters:
Danea Summerford moved to Knoxville from Penn-sylvania. Destiny Woods says Danea is a writer who discovered wattpad.com, a
Safari
Danea
Madison
Wesley
place where all you need are words. “She’s had about 4,000 views for her stories,” Destiny wrote. “She is learn-ing three languages (online), French, Italian and Hawai-ian. She loves vampires and werewolves and the super-natural. She writes for fun and to express her feelings.”
Eddys Garcia wrote: “She’s getting rich in public.”
Madison Thomasmoved here from South
C a r o l i n a . She talked about her grandmoth-er, Doris T h o m a s , and about how impor-tant she is to her life.
K a r i n a Cortes wrote: “Madison says her granny is a good cook and she likes every-thing she makes.”
Jarmarion Chambers
wrote: “Madison and her grandmother go out to eat at Cracker Barrel and once to a Mexican restaurant.”
Jordynn Santos wrote: “Madison sings in the (church) choir with her granny.”
Madison herself wrote: “I love her very much. I love talking about her.”
Wesley Mills is a f o u r t h -grader who does math in his head. He calls it “men-tal math,” w r o t e J a d a r i u s Jones. “He is just nine
years old,” wrote Jatoria White, after Wesley round-ed 496 up to 500 and multi-plied times three.
Safari Bahati, now in fi fth grade, left his home in Africa “in time of war” to
come to the United States. The family settled fi rst in Vermont but didn’t like the cli-mate. Sa-fari’s dad is a scientist who studies after work “to get a
better job.”Eddys Garcia caught the
money quote from Clark: “How American is that!”
Destiny Woods wrote: “Safari Bahati ... speaks four languages: Swahili, Kinn-bala, Burundi and English.”
Tyree Gibson wrote about his friend: “He got his name because he was born on a journey. … His dad can speak 16 different languages.”
Finally, a kid who shall remain nameless wrote in response to the “why” of this program: “Because the other (speaker) didn’t show up.”
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On WBIR-TV’s Inside Tennessee on March 1, three state legislators discussed this year’s hottest issues – primarily health care and education – with a panel of local experts.
Roger Kane
Knox County Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin talks to the Council of West Knox County Homeowners at Peace Lutheran Church. Photo by Wendy Smith
Prescription drugs keep juvenile court busy
Kane plays whack-a-mole with TV panelists
VictorAshe
Betty Bean
Wendy Smith
When Tim Irwin began his work as a Juvenile Court judge in 2005, there were 300 kids in state custody in Knox County. Now there are 749. Abuse of prescrip-tion drugs has caused the court’s caseload to swell. If it weren’t for those cases, he could spend two days a week fi shing, he says.
“They absolutely drive the train. It’s criminal what’s happening to fami-lies, and it’s criminal that you can use TennCare to get the pills.”
Irwin spoke to the Coun-cil of West Knox County Homeowners last week. He loves his job, but it’s tough, he says. The court heard over 29,000 cases in 2014, and most were about the problems of parents rather than children. Seven judges work under him, and three are devoted to child sup-port of unmarried parents. There are six times more cases involving unmarried parents than married par-ents, he said.
Many of the parents who come to his court don’t work. It’s rare to have cases that involve two working par-ents, he says. The prescrip-tion drug craze has made it
easier to sell drugs than to have a job. If it’s a choice be-tween a job that pays $9 per hour for less than 40 hours per week with no benefi ts or receiving government as-sistance while selling drugs, there’s not much incentive to work.
Addiction to painkill-ers is almost impossible to break, and a result is babies
born to addicted mothers. Every once in a while, the love for a child will pull a mother out of the haze, he says. Otherwise, children are removed from the home.
“We don’t want to take kids away from parents if there’s any way they can make it work. It is a consti-tutional right to parent.”
The pill problem requires
When the legislators were asked their position on vouch-ers, Sens. Doug Overbey and Frank Niceley, Repub-
licans who rarely agree on much, both said they oppose vouchers, but for different reasons:
Overbey said he doesn’t like the idea of taking money away from public schools and pointed out that Blount County (which is in his district) is home to some of the best schools in the state.
Niceley said many Christian and private schools don’t like vouch-ers because accepting them gives the govern-ment a free ticket to stick its nose in their business. He said he once support-ed them, but he’s changed his mind, partially because the money might end up going to a bunch of Muslims.
Former state Rep. Glo-ria Johnson, an adamant voucher opponent, was a panelist. She said the re-search doesn’t show that vouchers lead to improved student performance.
Meanwhile, Kane sat quietly until he was directly questioned about his position on vouch-ers. He mentioned three voucher bills “going around.”
When host John Beck-er pointed out that Kane hadn’t stated his position on vouchers, Kane played coy:
“You didn’t ask,” he said, fi nally allowing as how he’d have to see the “strings” attached to any voucher bill before mak-ing up his mind.
The following week, the Knox County school board voted 8-1 to oppose school vouchers (Doug Harris dissented).
A few days later, Johnson signed onto KnoxViews, a popular website dealing with local issues, and noted that Kane is not only sup-porting vouchers, but is co-sponsoring a voucher bill (HB0125).
Evidently Kane doesn’t care what his Board of Education thinks.
And maybe John Beck-er should call Rep. Kane and invite him to make an encore performance. He’s got some ’splaining to do.
work on a number of fronts. Irwin thinks better training for doctors could keep those who are already addicted from getting new prescrip-tions, and the federal gov-ernment could cap the num-ber of pills prescribed at one time.
While there’s no easy fi x for prescription drug abuse, Irwin knows the formula for helping a child succeed: un-conditional love. If someone spends quality time with a child and tells them they are loved no matter what they do, the child will succeed almost every time, he says.
Whenever people ask what they can do to help, he always tells them to spend time in a child’s life. Become a mentor or volunteer with kids in the community.
He tells the story of tour-ing the Vestal Boys & Girls Club. When one member of
State Sen. Becky Massey and Rep. Ryan Haynes have introduced legislation to modify the Knoxville city charter by allowing the county mayor to submit three names to the city may-or to name one to the KUB board of commissioners.
Normally changes to the city charter are done by a vote of the people and not in Nashville.
Three of the current seven members live outside the city: Nikitia Thompson, Celeste Herbert and Kathy Hamilton.
The city mayor has named each of them from a list submitted by the exist-ing KUB board. Hamilton is a former fi nance director for county government.
It seems that Knoxville developer Scott Davis is a promoter of this legislation. Davis and KUB have had their differences over the years.
He was sued in 2013 by KUB for non-payment of certain expenses KUB says are owed. Davis has attor-ney Lewis Howard defend-ing him, and the amount being contested is less than $17,000. It may go to trial next month.
Rogero has advised Bur-chett’s staff she is opposed to this legislation, which adds another log to the fi re of disagreements building between the two mayors. In
Legislators seek to change city charter
this area, KUB seems to be meeting the desire for rep-resentation outside the city in Knox County. KUB also provides service in adjacent counties.
There is an argument to make that the current sev-en-year terms (allowing 14 years of service) exceed the eight years of term limits that city and county voters have imposed on many of their elected offi cials and that the KUB terms should be reduced to four years each, consistent with city and county offi cials.
■ Knoxville holds city elections this year for mayor, city judge and four council seats. The deadline to qual-ify with the Knox County Election Commission to be on the ballot is noon on June 18, with the city primary on Sept. 29 and the general election Nov. 3.
If a candidate for mayor or city judge receives 50 percent plus one vote in the primary he or she is deemed elected and does not go for-ward to November.
However, even if the three at-large City Coun-
cil candidates receive 50 percent plus one vote in September, each must run again on Nov. 3 when voter turnout may be even less than in September.
The four council mem-bers eligible to seek a second and fi nal term are Finbarr Saunders, George Wallace and Marshall Stair, all at-large; and Mark Campen, District 5.
Wallace and Stair, along with Vice-Mayor Nick Pav-lis, are mentioned as poten-tial mayoral candidates.
Others mentioned in-clude Alvin Nance, who is moving from KCDC to Lawler Wood housing, for-mer city deputy mayor Ed-die Mannis and current city deputy mayor Christi Branscom. Others are sure to pop up.
■ The MPC director search committee is near-ing a decision among three persons who are now being vetted. Mayors Burchett and Rogero will have to approve it.
The MPC board of com-missioners has no voice in the choice as the new direc-tor will not report to them but to the two mayors. This makes for an unclear and potentially unworkable line of authority caused by an act of the Legislature for which no one claims credit.
■ Meanwhile, with the 2016 county primary a year
away, County Commission-er Jeff Ownby is hosting a fundraiser March 26 at the home of Russell and former GOP chair Ruthie Kuhlman. Ownby was a surprise win-ner in 2010’s Haslam land-slide over Democrat Finbarr Saunders, who is now seek-ing a second term on City Council.
Ownby has had a trou-bled tenure on County Com-mission and will face op-position in the Republican primary. Hugh Nystrom of ChildHelp is actively ex-ploring a run. There may be others.
■ While Knoxvillemay be a cakewalk for Mayor Rogero’s re-election (with no one else running), Nash-ville faces a hot and heavy contest with seven credible candidates (all Democrats) as Mayor Karl Dean retires after two terms.
These candidates are well-funded (each having raised over $400,000) and, for at least one, funding is unlimited due to his wealth. No Republican is running.
Candidates include Met-ro Council member Megan Barry, attorney Charles Robert Bone, David Fox, multimillionaire Bill Free-man, Criminal Court Clerk Howard Gentry (former vice mayor), Jeremy Kane and Linda Eskind Re-brovick (daughter of Jane Eskind).
When Republican Rep. Roger Kane, the junior member of the legislative panel, was asked about bills he’s carrying this session, he said he’s got one to make sure indigent defendants looking for state-supported lawyers are really indigent, plus a consumer-protection bill that will ensure that product warranties are on the up-and-up.
Kane, who sits on the Education Committee and chairs a subcommit-tee there, said he’s also got some education bills but generally doesn’t like to sponsor them because he doesn’t think it’s quite kosher to do so.
the group bent down to the tie the shoe of a young child, several other kids untied their shoes because they wanted the same attention.
There’s also a desperate need for foster parents in Knox County. Opportuni-ties range from the long-term care of a drug-addict-ed infant to one- or two-day stints as a Safe Place volun-teer through the Helen Ross McNabb Center.
For information on be-coming a foster parent, con-tact the Tennessee Depart-ment of Children’s Services at 1-877-DCS-KIDS.
GOSSIP AND LIES ■ E-911 Board will meet
Friday, March 13, for a re-do requested by Mayors Tim Burchett and Madeline Rogero after an earlier meeting (which both missed) failed to get a second on a recommenda-tion by Burchett’s purchasing
department to use Harris rather than Motorola for radio equipment.
■ Politically, it’s Cynthia Moxley (Harris) versus every cop in town. And the winner is?
■ Cops, with the committee vot-ing to rebid the contract.
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Read across Knox CountyStudents throughout
Knox County Schools cel-ebrated the National Edu-cation Association’s Read Across America Day with lots of, well, reading.
The event is held annu-ally on March 2 to coincide with Dr. Seuss’ birthday, and students in several schools showed their love for the au-thor’s unforgettable books by dressing as their favorite
Fourth-grader Alana Johnson disguises herself as Little Cindy-
Lou Who from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” while her
teacher, Lizzie Guerre, portrays the fi ctional Madeline.
Sequoyah Hills Elementary
School assistant principal Wes
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Lucy Addicks and Emme Stapp parade through the gym with a
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camp away from home.
Seuss character.Teachers and students
also dressed as other popular storybook characters, decorating their classrooms for the occasion, and many welcomed guest readers for the day. Info: www.seussville.com
Arielle Stewart helps her
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Danielle Hensley, pick out books
during Northshore Elementary
School’s book fair. “Pete the
Cat” was a favorite.
Northshore Elementary School students Trevor Coggin, Will
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news anchor Ted Hall choose which book to read to their class.
Parent volunteer and
Dads of Northshore
Elementary director
Sharles Johnson shares
a Dr. Seuss book with
students during lunch
in the cafeteria.
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So, this morning we are all groggier than usual. Daylight Saving Time began Sunday, and we lost an hour of sleep.
I have several questions about Daylight Saving Time. In the fi rst place, according to my mother, who remem-bered such things, America changed the clocks during World War II, moving them back an hour so that factory workers (part of the war ef-fort) could get home during daylight. Apparently that was never rescinded, so we are already an hour off of “God’s time.” So now, when we move the clocks back, we are another hour out of sync from the sun and “God’s time” and are really and truly confusing all the roosters in the land!
Some wise man (possibly Will Rogers; it sounds like him!) opined that DST was like cutting off one end of your blanket and sewing it onto the other end to make it longer!
And another thing: I take
My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.
(Psalm 130: 6 NRSV)
Saving daylight
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it as a personal affront that it always happens on Sun-day. I suppose the govern-ment fi gures that if we over-sleep and miss church, no harm, no foul. But heaven forfend that we are late for work! As a Christian, I re-sent the assumption that church is not as important as a job. Of course, church was my job, so when I was working, I had to get up in what seemed the middle of the starry night and drive across town to warm up the choir for the early service!
Now that I am mostly retired and live a half mile from the church I attend, it’s not a problem. Besides, I’m getting old and can’t sleep late anyhow!
By Ashley BakerCamp Big Fish is ex-
panding by adding a second Knoxville campus at Far-ragut Presbyterian Church this summer. From May 26 to Aug. 7, campers from age 5 through the eighth grade can attend camp and join in on fi eld trips, games, excur-sions and arts and crafts in a Christian environment.
Big Fish, an acronym for Believers In God Faithful In Serving Him, originated in Chattanooga seven years ago, said Knoxville direc-tor Robert Butler. Founders were Jeremy and Molly De-itch. The Farragut branch is the fi fth campus for Big Fish.
Butler said the camp is more than just a fun day for the children. “Our goal is to provide a safe, Christ-like environment where the kids can have fun around a great staff, go on exciting fi eld trips and build new friendships in a positive environment.”
The fi rst camp here is based at Middlebrook Unit-ed Methodist Church. The camps last 11 weeks, and parents must register their child for a minimum of seven weeks. Camp Big Fish is packed with activities, including weekly swim-ming times, Lego explosion days, mobile miniature golf, video game trucks and rock climbing walls.
Butler says the camp maintains a 1-to-10 counsel-or-to-camper ratio and that all counselors have college educations. They incorpo-rate several rotations that include a variety of sports,
Several years ago while I was in college, a young man in our dormitory de-cided that it would be funny to get his trumpet out and in the middle of the night blow “When the Saints Go Marching In.” Sure enough, at around 3 a.m., we were awakened by the sound of a trumpet playing that song.
Later that morning, a friend of mine who lived across the hall came in my room and asked me if I had heard the racket. He said that it had scared him half to death! He thought it was the return of the Lord, and so he said he grabbed his mattress and held on tight because he wasn’t ready for His return!
Well, at the time, I got a good laugh out of that. Good enough for him. He needed the scare. But someday Je-sus is going to return and
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when He does, the trumpet of the archangel will sound, the dead will be raised, those who are alive will be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. There will be no time to make amends. There will be no time for changes. And holding on to one’s mattress won’t keep you from this ap-pointment.
Someday, people will be sitting and reading, just as you are right now, and the sound of a trumpet will interrupt their calm. If it happened right now, would you be ready? Give it some thought.
Camp Big Fish comes to Farragut
Camp Big Fish campers from
the summer of 2014 enjoy a
baseball game. From left are
Sam Brophy, Riley Mahan, Mat-
thew Purvis and Justin Nieman.
Camp
Big Fish,
which is
opening a location in
Farragut, off ers a swimming
outing each week. From the
2014 camp at Middlebrook
United Methodist are Jill
Langley, counselor Tori Swin-
son and Allie Wilson.
science clubs and daily de-votions for the kids.
Each morning starts with a time of worship and is fol-lowed by skits and songs. Butler said that camps use the children’s devotional
“Thoughts To Make Your Heart Sing” by Sally Lloyd-Jones, author of the “The Jesus Storybook Bible.”
Info: Robert Butler at 865-386-0779 or robert@campbigfi sh.org.
By Sherri Gardner HowellSpring cleaning was on
the minds of a dozen-plus members of West Hills Presbyterian Church last Saturday.
The call went out for vol-unteers for Clean Up Day, and members showed up to clean up. Pastor John Mc-
Cleaning up for spring
Sticks and limbs get hauled to the curb for pickup during West
Hills Presbyterian Church’s cleanup day. Giving their father, the
Rev. John McKenzie, some help are his sons, Elijah, center, and
Noah. Photos by Sherri Gardner Howell
Kenzie led his two sons and others outside, picking up limbs and sticks that lit-tered the ground after last week’s winds. Inside, tasks ranged from painting to cleaning to replacing light bulbs to tightening bolts and screws on pews.
Church member Phil Moor said the church is 53 years old and has al-ways been at the Bennington Drive location, which is behind West Hills Elementary School.
While Ron Mitchell tightens the bolts on the pews, fellow church members
Charlie Richardson, seated, and Phil Moor compare tools needed for the
next job.
FAITH NOTES ■ Sequoyah Hills Presbyte-
rian Church will host Carol
Rambo from the AARP safe
driver program at noon
Thursday, March 12, in Barron
Hall. * Monday movie matinee
is “Sense and Sensibility” at
3 p.m. March 30 in the multi-
media room. * Sequoyah
Seniors will eat at The Square
Room in Market Square and
hear the KSO woodwind quin-
tet. Tickets are $10. * Easter
Egg Hunt is 3-5 p.m. Saturday,
March 28, on the front lawn.
Children through third grade
should bring a parent and
two dozen plastic eggs.
From summer camp
2014, Lexi Ober, Emma
Oliver, Shannon Hegarty
and Collette Lucas clown
around on a stone turtle. Photos submitted
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The Stepmother (Cate Blanchett) keeps Ella (Lily James) in her place – as a servant – in “Cinderella.”
Brooklyn mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon (Liam Neeson), right, tries to persuade his old friend and boss, Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris), from going after his estranged son in “Run All Night.”
Ella (Lily James) arrives at the ball in “Cinderella.”
This week’s new mov-ies go after totally different audiences, but they share a theme of familiarity.
The fairy-tale obsession that’s been fi lling screens large and small in recent years continues with “Cin-derella.”
These days, you can’t spin a wand around a room without hitting some prin-cess, particularly of the Disney ilk. The problem, er, situation, is only going to get worse, er, multiply, with the release of the new live-action version of “Cinderel-la” – from Disney, of course.
Opulently fi lmed by di-rector Kenneth Branagh, this new “Cinderella” brings a message of courage and compassion. The heroine looks for good in people and has a kind heart; but of course she’s not opposed to donning a magical ball gown when the occasion calls for it.
According to the press notes, screenwriter Chris Weitz (“About a Boy”)
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fl eshes out the characters to make them more relatable, without being revisionist. Casting Cate Blanchett as the evil Stepmother is a big step toward making that dream come true. Blanchett plays Cinderella’s father’s widow as a woman who’s experienced loss of her own.
Blanchett may draw an unexpected demographic to the fi lm, as may Helena Bonham-Carter, who plays the Fairy Godmother, and Lily James of “Downtown Abbey” fame, who plays Ella. Not sure what the casting of Richard Madden (“Game of Thrones”) as the Prince will do for the PG-rated movie’s box offi ce.
The cast also includes
Ben Chaplin and Hayley At-well as Cinderella’s parents (briefl y), Derek Jacobi as the King and Stellan Skars-gard as the scheming Grand Duke.
Liam Neeson contin-ues his action-hero reign in “Run All Night.” The “Taken” star plays Jimmy Conlon, a Brooklyn mobster and hit man who’s trying to drink his way to the side-lines of crime.
When his boss and long-time best friend, Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris), tries to make Jimmy’s estranged son, Mike (Joel Kinnamon), pay for the death of his son, Jimmy must get off the bar-stool and decide his loyal-ties.
The fi lm’s impressive cast also includes Vincent D’Onofrio, Common (recent Oscar winner for Best Origi-nal Song, “Glory,” from “Sel-ma”), Bruce McGill, Patricia Kalember and Holt McCal-lany. Jaume Collet-Serra (“Non-Stop,” “Unknown”) directed.
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FRIDAY-SATURDAY ■ Circus Extravaganza benefi ting at-risk youth and adults
with autism, 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Pellissippi
State Community College, Clayton Performing Arts Center,
10915 Hardin Valley Road. Tickets: $10. Info: 609-2012.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY ■ Smoky Mountain Winterfest 2015, Thompson-Boling Are-
na. Info/registration/schedule: http://www.winterfest2015.
com/midwest/smoky-mountain.
■ 2015 Real Home Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 701
Henley St. Sponsored by the Home Builders Association of
Greater Knoxville. Times: noon-6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday; noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Featuring an updated fl oor
plan with displays by professional contractors including new
home builders, remodelers and home-improvement special-
ists. Info: www.therealhomeshow.com.
FRIDAY ■ The Annie Moses Band, 8 p.m., Ronald and Lynda Nutt
Theatre, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander
Parkway, Maryville. Info/tickets: www.claytonartscenter.com,
981-8263.
■ Friends of Literacy Bachelor Auction, 7:30 p.m., Crowne
Plaza. Info/tickets: 549-7007 or www.friendsofl iteracy.org.
■ John Paul Keith will perform, 10 p.m., Barley’s in the Old City,
200 E. Jackson Ave. Info: 521-0092, http://barleysknoxville.com.
■ Midnight Voyage LIVE: Mindelixir, Fast Nasty, SpookyJones,
Psychonaut, 9 p.m., The Concourse, 940 Blackstock Ave. Info:
http://internationalknox.com.
■ Penny & Sparrow will perform, 8 p.m., The Square Room, 4
Market Square. Info: 544-4144.
■ Scratch River Telegraph Co. will perform, 8 p.m., Preserva-
tion Pub second fl oor, 28 Market Square. Info: 524-2224.
■ TJ Kong & the Atomic Bomb/Ian Thomas and Band of
Drifters will perform 10 p.m., Scruff y City Hall, 32 Market
Square. Info: 524-2224, www.scruff ycityhall.com.
■ Uptown Comedy Jam II, 8 p.m., Bijou Theater, 803 S. Gay St.
Info/tickets: http://www.knoxbijou.com.
■ Wild Things will perform, 10 p.m., Preservation Pub, 28
Market Square. Info: 524-2224.
SATURDAY ■ America Loves Bacon Festival, 1-7 p.m., World’s Fair Park. Info:
http://americalovesbacon.com.
■ Bijou Jubilee! 2015 featuring Scott Miller and The Com-
monwealth, 8:30 p.m., Bijou Theatre; to benefi t preservation
of the Bijou Theatre. Info/tickets: www.knoxbijou.com.
■ Great Barrier Reefs/Marina Orchestra will perform, 10
p.m., Scruff y City Hall, 32 Market Square. Info: 524-2224.
■ Imperial Blend/Davis Mitchell and DM3 will perform, 10
p.m., Preservation Pub, 28 Market Square. Info: 524-2224.
■ Jazz pianist Judy Carmichael in concert, 7:30 p.m., Clayton
Center for the Arts, Maryville. Tickets: $25. Info/tickets: 981-
8590 or claytonartscenter.com.
■ Knoxville Downtown Rail Jam, 6 p.m., Marc Nelson Denim,
700 E. Depot Ave. Info: [email protected].
■ KSO Pops Series: The Midtown Men, 8 p.m., Knoxville Civic
Auditorium. Info/tickets: www.knoxvillesymphony.com;
KnoxvilleTickets.com, 656-4444 or 877-995-9961.
■ Mountain Soul will perform, 10 p.m., Barley’s in the Old City,
200 E. Jackson Ave. Info: 521-0092, http://barleysknoxville.com.
■ The Rock and Roll Show: The Bad Dudes, Belfast 6 Pack, Tina
Tarmac & The Burns, Mass Driver, 8 p.m., The International, 940
Blackstock Ave. Info: http://internationalknox.com.
■ St. Paddy’s Day on Market Square, 5 p.m., Market Square
Stage. Performing: Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, Cut-
throat Shamrock.
SUNDAY ■ Barley’s St. Patrick’s Day 5K, 2 p.m., Barley’s in the Old City,
200 E. Jackson Ave. All proceeds go to Emily’s Power For A
Cure, a foundation to raise funds and awareness for neuro-
blastoma research. Info: 521-0092.
■ Drowning Pool: Unlucky 13 Anniversary with Adrenaline
Mob, Full Devil Jacket and VanKale, 6 p.m., The International,
940 Blackstock Ave. Info: http://internationalknox.com.
■ The Dupont Brothers will perform, 10 p.m., Preservation
Pub, 28 Market Square. Info: 524-2224.
■ The Paper Crowns will perform, 8 p.m., Barley’s in
the Old City, 200 E. Jackson Ave. Info: 521-0092, http://
barleysknoxville.com.
The Grouper Po’ Boy at Puleo’s Grille is served with crispy fries. Photo by Mystery Diner
The Midtown Men will be bringing the glorious sounds of the
’60s to the Knoxville Civic Auditorium this weekend. Photo sub-mitted
The Midtown Men are coming. And you’re going to love hearing them.
Sometimes, it’s sand-wich time. Whether that is a lunch break or time for dinner, there are those days when the whole delicious menu of a restaurant just sinks into the background as the sandwich section pops to the front.
At Puleo’s Grille, there are some very tasty sand-wiches from which to choose, from burgers to po’ boys to fi sh tacos to “BLTs” of both the turkey and fried-green-tomato variety.
Puleo’s has one of those menus that keep you com-ing back because there are so many “kinds” of foods to try. Their mission state-ment is to be a blend of “the traditional steak and seafood restaurant with Southern comfort and tra-ditional Italian offerings.” The menu captures that philosophy with comfort
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foods like shrimp and grits and turkey and dressing and Italian specialties such as Nona’s Lasagna, Paler-mo Chicken and Eggplant Parmesan.
On a sandwich day, how-ever, the Grouper Po’ Boy was just the right fi t. A nice piece of grouper was the star of the show, although the dill caper remoulade deserved some top billing. The lettuce and tomatoes were crisp and ripe.
The way to ruin a piece of grouper is to overbread and underseason it. Puleo’s grouper had a crunchy,
delicate seasoning, allow-ing the taste of the grouper to come through. It also meant that what, at fi rst glance, looked like too thin a fi let to carry the sandwich turned out to be right on target.
Puleo’s French bread roll was fresh and very lightly toasted, again, pulling the
whole sandwich together. Each bite had the right combination of bread, let-tuce, tomato, remoulade and, of course, grouper.
Puleo’s has four locations in East Tennessee now. One is in Alcoa, and the three Knox County locations are at Cedar Bluff, Strawberry Plains and Merchant Drive.
Oh, what a
wind, jumping up from their seats and twisting the night away. What else can you do with a live and in-person, sounding-and-looking-just-like-the-real-thing Beatles band pumping out “Twist and Shout”?
Earlier this season, “The Sounds of Simon and Garfunkel,” featuring the talented performers A.J.
Swearingen & Jonathan Beedle, had much the same effect, albeit a bit quieter one. Still to come this sea-son, concertgoers can look forward to “The Music of Queen” in April and “A Trib-ute to Elvis Presley” in May.
Despite a wealth of tal-ented present-day singers and performers, the KSO knows which generation
had the best popular music. And they know that folks never, ever get tired of hear-ing it.
“The Midtown Men” features Michael Longo-ria, Daniel Reichard, Tony Award nominee J. Robert Spencer and the 2006 Tony Award winner for “Best Featured Actor in a Musi-cal,” Christian Hoff. As the stars of “Jersey Boys,” the Broadway mega-hit about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, these four talented actors shared the stage for over 1,000 performances and delighted television au-diences with appearances on the “Today” show, “The Late Show with David Let-terman” and “Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve.”
The group is particularly special because they are the fi rst principal cast of a high-profi le musical that has had major success as a completely new entity.
So come out this Satur-day night and revel in those great sounds. “This is not mimicry or tribute,” says the Midtown Men website, “it’s a true celebration of the music of an era.”
“The Midtown Men,” part of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s News Sentinel Pops Series, will be present-ed at 8 p.m. this Saturday, March 14, at Knoxville’s Civic Auditorium. For tick-ets, call 291-3310 or visit www.knoxvillesymphony.com.Send story suggestions to news@shop-
pernewsnow.com.
Now on their third na-tional tour, four stars from the original cast of “Jersey Boys” will be sharing the stage with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra this weekend, bringing to life their favorite hits from the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Motown, the Four Seasons and more.
KSO pops concerts are always fun for everyone. The guest artists are usu-ally pleasantly surprised at the caliber of the orchestra. Maybe they’re not expect-ing much from our Scruffy Little City. After all, most of these folks come from New York and Los Angeles.
But I can tell you fi rst-hand that, though there may be only two rehears-als – sometimes only one – your hometown orchestra shines every time.
For me, as the pianist for the orchestra, it’s a pleasure to play the hits I grew up loving. The KSO has hosted Beatles tribute bands three times in my tenure, and ev-ery one of those concerts was a blast. Two of them ended with orchestra mem-bers fl inging caution to the
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staff and residents at Brook-dale, formerly Homewood at Deane Hill, the name means a passion for excellent care across the nation.
The Knoxville assisted living and memory care residence changed its name with a ribbon-cutting cer-emony March 3, which was moved indoors due to rain. Residents, staff and admin-istrative personnel came together in front of a warm fi replace to celebrate the change.
Sportscaster Steve Phil-lips was on hand for an-nouncements.
“When people see the name Brookdale, they will
know that there are people inside who care and do a great job taking care of you,” he said.
Executive director Pete Prins said, “Thank you to the residents for bringing such joy to all of us. Our business and our passion are about those we serve.”
Zurma Caldwell, who has lived at Brookdale since 2008, was asked to cut the ribbon.
Info: www.brookdale living.com.
By Anne HartAn entrepreneur has
been good-naturedly de-fi ned as “Someone who jumps off a cliff and builds a plane on the way down.”
More and more people who are ready to jump off that cliff, but aren’t quite sure how to build the aforementioned plane, are turning to Leo Knight and the orga-nization he founded for the help they need to assure a safe land-ing.
Knight described En-trepreneurs of Knoxville (EOK) to his fellow Rotar-ians at a recent meeting of his home club, the Rotary Club of Bearden. And then he asked for their help in building more of those air-planes so necessary to suc-cessful entrepreneurship.
An engineer and success-ful entrepreneur himself, Knight said the plan he and a friend envisioned over a cup of coffee in 2008 is to-
day “a group of super-smart entrepreneurs who work to-gether to make others more successful. We provide tools and set up teams of professionals to help mem-bers with their startups.”
He said EOK “grew from eight original members to
300 in the fi rst year, 500 in year two, 750 in
year three and 1,200 in year four.” That dramatic growth has continued and neces-
sitated changes in the way EOK operates.
Working with Brad Greene (Gridwell.co) and Dave Morehouse (More-house Legal Group), Knight formed a parent organiza-tion – Entrepreneurial Col-lective (EC) – and moved EOK as its fi rst chapter, documenting the process so others can follow it.
A partnership with the Angel Capital Group (AGC) provided still more lever-age for entrepreneurs seek-ing investors. “With more
than 2,000 Angel investing groups around the globe, it will make it easy for our entrepreneurs to apply for funding.”
Still, mentors with real-world experience are need-ed, Knight said, and that’s where Rotarians can help.
“We care about the entre-preneur, whether it’s their fi rst startup or their 101st startup or even if they’re failing. We’re not just there for the end game of jobs being created or a new tax-paying entity being created. We are all about the success of that individual entrepre-neur, that person, that hu-man.
“We need business lead-ers in the community as mentors. We want the expe-rience of a person who has walked that path before. We want trail guides with high ethics and a desire to give back. We want Rotarians.”
Knight and his group have big plans for the fu-ture. “We envision an EC
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Zurma Caldwell (second from left) cuts the ribbon to celebrate
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With her are sales manager Melody Matney, sportscaster Steve
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velopment coordinator Lorri Ryan. Photo by S. Carey
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By Bonny C. MillardA partnership between
Title 1 school Pond Gap El-ementary and a Rotary Club of Knoxville committee will help several students take a life-changing trip to Wash-ington, D.C.
Chuck Atchley Jr., chair of the club’s Main Stream committee, introduced school principal Shelly Mc-Gill and fi fth-grade teacher Gina Alexander, who shared details of the project. The committee presented them with a $500 check.
Eighty-seven percent of Pond Gap students are eco-nomically disadvantaged, McGill said. In addition, it has a 20 percent population of English language learn-ers, representing about 25 different countries.
McGill said that she was approached by the commit-tee when the school was already planning a Wash-ington, D.C., trip for Safety Patrol members for the fi rst time in 15 years.
“I’ve been on that trip several times when I was a teacher, and I believe strongly in it,” McGill said. “I believe that it can change
lives.”In addition to the school’s
fundraising efforts, families must pay a small amount, and only students who ex-hibit good work habits and behavior are chosen. Stu-dents are also required to help with the fundraising efforts.
“We wanted them to have some ownership in this,” McGill said of the 14 stu-dents who will be partici-pating.
Alexander said some of these students have never been outside of Tennessee, and this trip will help show them the possibilities.
“We’re building a future, and it takes more than just what’s in a building to build a future,” Alexander said.
The school’s fundrais-ers include candy bar sales and a spaghetti dinner later this month. The school has $1,300 left to raise.
Atchley said the com-mittee helped the school organize the dinner and that several Rotarians have donated to the project. The committee hopes to raise more money than needed to seed the project for future years.
Pond Gap Elementary School teacher Gina Alexan-
der and principal Shelly McGill
Downtown Rotary boosts Pond Gap project
New name, same great community
EOK off ers a bright future for entrepreneurs
chapter in every town/city/community across the globe. It will become an in-credible network for entre-preneurs seeking assistance with their next startup. The relationship between EC chapters, Rotary Clubs and Angel Capital chapters will provide all the resources necessary for an entrepre-neur to be very successful.”
EOK and EC provide a huge array of resources to potential entrepreneurs. To get started: www.eokhq.com.
BEARDEN Shopper news • MARCH 11, 2015 • A-11
Bill Dockery
Wigs, hairpieces and tou-pees are sometimes the stuff of humor for many people, but for those with hair is-sues – thin hair, a bald spot, a sudden loss of hair – they are no laughing matter.
Angela Moore inspects one of the wigs she sells at We Three
Wigs, 4822 Kingston Pike. The model head she is working with
was live-molded from Dolly Parton when the East Tennessee
music superstar started her own line of wigs. Parton bought
her fi rst wigs at We Three Wigs at the beginning of her country
music career. Photo by Bill Dockery
2nd generation wigmaker supplies Knox clients
cascade wig that was popu-lar for several decades, but she did not secure a patent on the style.
The shop takes consider-able pride in one client – the only one Moore will iden-tify publicly. When she was just beginning her career in country music, superstar Dolly Parton became a cli-ent of We Three.
“Dolly bought her fi rst wigs from Mom,” Moore said. “We cut and styled them.”
The shop keeps a signed copy of a 1976 order from Parton, who spent more than $1,000 on wigs, at a time when the going price was $35. The display in the museum at Dollywood in-cludes wigs from We Three.
Other than for Parton, who has included her elabo-rate wigs in her stage per-sona, We Three maintains a policy of strict confi dential-ity to protect its clients.
“We’ve had a few hus-bands call wanting to know
what their wives were buy-ing in our shop,” Moore said. “We carry jewelry in addi-tion to wigs, and we tell them they need to ask their wives.”
Moore said some of her customers claim that their husbands don’t know they wear a wig.
“They sleep in their old wigs and when they get up, they put on a newer one,” she said. “I asked one wom-an how she could sleep in the same bed and her hus-band not know, and she said his hands were always occu-pied elsewhere.”
In recent decades Moore has seen major changes in wig technology. When her mother opened the busi-ness, all wigs used human hair. Now all use synthetic fi bers. Several grades of hair fi ber are available.
“The rule is, the shinier, the cheaper,” she said.
Technology has pro-gressed most in the caps, those scalp-fi tting nets that
hold the hair.The most expensive caps
run a little over $500 and are made of monofi lament, an extremely light net-ting that is almost invisible against the skin. Individual hair fi bers are inserted in the mono fi lament caps by hand and knotted by hand. Moore said her best wigs involve 180 hours of hand-work.
The intensive labor used to be done in China but has moved largely to Indonesia in recent years, though the hair fi bers are still manu-factured primarily in China.
Less expensive wigs use machine-sewn caps, which may be warmer, heavier and a little more obvious.
The reasons for choos-ing to wear a wig have also expanded. The most obvi-ous – thinning hair or a bald spot – are still the most common, but many profes-sional women choose them for convenience, Moore said. The pieces are already styled and make it easy for people on tight schedules to get on with business without fuss-ing over hairdos.
The shop also serves people who are undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. Moore asks them to visit the shop while they still have their natural hair, so that she can help them fi nd a wig that refl ects their style.
“We’ve had clients who were young girls with alo-pecia or who’ve had chemo,” she said. “We’ve also had a few students who couldn’t go to school with color in their hair, and they would come here to get something to cov-er their controversial styles.”
Even with advances in technology, Moore fi nds satisfaction in interacting with her clients and meet-ing their appearance needs.
Delicious creations in batter and frosting fi lled the Tennessee Terrace level of Neyland Stadium on Satur-day, Feb. 28, as more than 150 beautifully decorated cakes, cake pops, cupcakes and non-edible diaper cakes fi lled the room. The Great Cake Bake, now in its sixth year, is a tasty fundraising
event by the Knox County Public Library, with all pro-ceeds going to Dolly Par-ton’s Imagination Library of Knox County.
The contest attracts pro-fessionals, children, teens and home cooks and fea-tures cake and pastry sam-plings for attendees.
– Sherri Gardner Howell
Danielle Velez, program coordinator for Knox County
Imagination Library, and Larry Clark of Sugarbakers, stand in
front of Sugarbakers’ elaborate castle cake.
Amy Gamble poses with her second-place diaper cake.
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One Knoxville business-woman has made a living and a life taking people’s hair concerns seriously.
“Every hair is precious to me, and I know it is to most of my clients,” said Angela Moore, the proprietor of We Three Wi gs in Bearden.
Moore is the second gen-eration to operate We Three Wigs. Her mother, Joan Moore, started the busi-ness 59 years ago when she purchased a wig from a New York store and decided that there was a market for wigs and hairpieces in Knoxville. She was right.
Angela Moore grew up in the trade. When her mother started dealing in wigs, she worked out of the family home in East Knoxville. At fi rst the many-wigged heads were stored in the lower level of the home, and as a child Moore found it a spooky experience to be sent down-stairs to retrieve a wig.
Later, Joan Moore opened her store on Magno-lia Avenue, choosing the We Three name to recognize herself and her two daugh-ters. The store has since moved to Bearden.
Moore’s father, Elmer, was a commodities dealer who took his wife’s designs to China to be made.
Joan Moore designed a
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Hang onto your body parts if you can. That’s the advice from Dr. Paul Yau, a surgeon with Fort
Sanders Regional Medical Center.
“If you can save what you’re born with, why wouldn’t you?” said Yau. “If you have a perfect-ly good set of tires with a hole in it, why would you replace them? Why wouldn’t you repair them? There’s nothing better than what God gave you.”
Yau is fond of car-mechanic analogies to the hip.
“There are a lot of compari-sons,” he said, laughing. “You can blow a flat, run out of
tread, go out of balance. We’re finally able to bring some of the precision of car repair to the hip.”
Like improved tools in an auto repair shop, bet-ter medical tools have made hip preservation sur-gery possible, Yau said.
“The arthroscopic instruments are no wider than a pencil. You can do a whole lot of work in a cut that’s maybe a centimeter and a half.”
Yau uses these instruments to repair many hips instead of replacing them.
“There are ways to save hips, especially for peo-ple who are very active. Trying to save the bone gives you many more benefits as opposed to get-ting a hip replacement,” he said.
“We’ve been able to scope elbows, knees and wrists for maybe 30 years, but hip arthroscopy has
only been around 10-15 years,” Yau said. Several conditions are especially conducive to
hip repair, he said. “Loose bodies in the joint is one,” he said. “If
you bang the joint around enough you can knock something loose. And like a loose bit of gravel in your shoe, that can hurt terribly. So if you get that loose piece out, your symptoms improve dramati-cally.”
Another condition that can often be repaired is called a hip impingement (femoro-acetabular im-pingement or FAI). This is when a malformation of the bone causes imbalance and irregular fric-tion (see sidebar). The bones can be reshaped and rebalanced instead of replaced, Yau said.
A hip impingement often causes a tear in the labrum, a soft tissue ring around the hip socket.
“Most doctors simply shave down the labrum, and, until recently, they didn’t even teach doctors how to repair it. But the labrum acts as a seal, like a gasket in a car engine. It keeps the oil lubricat-ing the pistons and cylinders. If you take out the labrum, the lubrication leaks out.”
By repairing hips instead of replacing them, Yau said he hopes to restore better function to the patient.
“The patient response from these hip arthros-copies is amazing,” said Yau. “Just two or three days afterward, they say it feels great. Sometimes as soon as the anesthesia wears off, they say, ‘Huh, I’m already better.’
“I love seeing patients get back to doing what they enjoy.”
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As the manager of LeConte Therapy Services, Kay Funder-burg, 50, of Sevierville, knows the importance of staying active throughout life.
“I took up running when I was 38,” said Funderburg, “I used to do several 5Ks a year, and prob-ably ran about 12 miles a week. It’s my way of exercising.”
About fi ve years ago, however, Funderburg began having pain in her back and her right hip.
“Originally, I went to the doc-tor for the pain in my back. But an MRI showed everything was normal. But it kind of hurt in my hip, too. It would be sore, then go away, then get sore again. I could still run if I wanted too, but I would have pain afterward.”
Finally, the pain was bad enough to keep her awake at night.
Funderburg went to see Dr. Paul Yau at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Yau is an expert in minimally invasive hip surgeries and is well known in the area for being able to repair a hip, rather than just replace it.
Yau diagnosed Funderburg with hip impingement and a torn labrum.
“For me, the bones in my hip weren’t shaped exactly like they should be, so every time I bent my hip, there were two bones hitting together, which led to the tear in
The hip is a ball-and-socket joint. The ball is at the top of the femur, or thighbone. And the socket (the acetabulum) is at the edge of the pelvic bone.
When they are both perfectly round, they fi t together and move smoothly.
But when one of the bones is misshapen – if the ball is more like an oval or the socket has sides that stick out too far or not far enough – this can cause abnormal friction between them.
That’s called a hip impingement, also known as femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).
The friction over time causes pain and dam-age to the bones or soft tissues around them. Many people who are born with a hip impinge-ment have no idea until years later, when it causes pain.
my labrum. He fi xed the bones so they don’t do that anymore.”
This hip-saving surgery is rela-tively new.
“In the past they would either have given you a total hip replace-ment or you dealt with the pain,” said Funderburg.
“I don’t know that a whole lot of doctors do this surgery. I chose him because I knew Dr. Yau’s sur-gery and his protocol for rehab are real progressive, and his patients are able to progress quickly.”
Funderburg underwent surgery Sept. 19, 2014. Using just a few tiny incisions and arthroscopic in-struments, Yau reshaped the ball of Funderburg’s hip and sewed back the damage labrum. It was outpatient surgery.
“I was home by four o’clock. I never took a pain pill,” she said. “I really had no pain. It was sore, obviously, but I didn’t have pain.”
On crutches for a few weeks, Funderburg had to keep weight off her hip until the bone healed. Then she began physical therapy three times each week at LeCon-te Therapy Services near her home.
“Dr. Yau has a specifi c protocol for me to follow, and he told us at what point we could do different activities. The last time I saw him was the second week in December, and he said to give it a month and
then I could try to run.”So in January, Funderburg was
back on the treadmill. “When I was on the treadmill
walking and was doing fi ne withthat, I wasn’t having any pain. Thefi rst time I ran, I ran for one min-ute,” she said.
“Then I just progressed the timeI’m running a little longer and lon-ger. I’d walk for fi ve minutes, then run for fi ve minutes. I gradually increased the time I ran, until I gotto a total of 20 minutes of running,but not all together.
“At that point I felt like I couldrun a mile and be OK.”
Today, Funderburg is back torunning about three miles on the treadmill, and as the weather gets better she hopes to get back out-side.
“I’d like to run a 5K again some-day. I still have a little soreness when I run sometimes, but not thetype pain I had prior to the sur-gery. I still can overdo it, if I’m notcareful,” she said.
Funderburg said she would rec-ommend Yau and Fort Sanders toanyone who needs hip surgery.
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Unless you are Marvin West, Tom Mattingly,
Ben Byrd, Bob Gilbert or Bud Ford, you probably never heard of a famous lo-cal athlete named Strang Nicklin.
The late, inimitable Ron Allen brought him to my at-tention with the 2011 pub-lication of his unique book, “Knoxville, Tennessee, in the Gay Nineties,” a compi-lation of historic events in Knoxville and Knox County in that decade.
Anyone who has spent an hour or two at the neck-breaking task of reading mi-crofi lm will wonder how Al-len managed to comb the fi lm of local newspapers for that entire decade and to excerpt memorable events in their chronological order. This month’s subject is mentioned several times in that book.
Allen announced that, in February 1897, Strang Nicklin, captain of the 1896 University of Tennessee football team, signed a con-tract to play baseball with the Columbus, Ga., profes-sional baseball team, then in the Southern League. The account also said that he would still be a member of the football team in the fall, although today he would no longer hold amateur status and would be ineligible.
Even more surprising was the December 1899 an-nouncement that UT had defeated Grant Memorial University (later Tennessee Wesleyan) 6-0 in a game played in Chattanooga with none other than Strang
Nicklin as the halfback for Wesleyan. The article point-ed out that he had played football for that team in 1894, football at North Car-olina in 1895, professional baseball for the Knoxville Indians (also Columbus, Ga.) and football at UT in 1896 and 1897.
It was his speed that brought him the most atten-tion. As an example of that speed, the Cincinnati Reds stopped in Chattanooga in the spring of 1895 to play Strang’s amateur team in an exhibition match. The Reds player-manager was the legendary Buck Ewing. Late in the game, Ewing crushed a ball to deep cen-ter fi eld and Strang, then 18 years old, “turned like a fl ash at the crack of the bat,” chased down the ball and made a leaping catch while the stands roared with ap-plause. Buck Ewing got the surprise of his life when the young outfi elder robbed him of a base hit.
But those early years were only the beginning of Nicklin’s long career in sports.
Samuel Strang Nicklin was born in Chattanooga, the third of the four sons of John Bailey Nicklin (1845-1919) and Elizabeth Kay-lor Nicklin (1850-1924), on Dec. 16, 1876. His father, a Pennsylvania native, had joined the Union Army as a drummer boy at only 16 years of age and served in the Pennsylvania Infantry (USA) for the entire Civil War (1861-1865). He had
HISTORY AND MYSTERIES | Dr. Jim Tumblin
Samuel Strang Nicklin (1876-1932)
S. Strang Nicklin (AKA Sammy Strang) (1876-1932). Early
multi-talented University of Tennessee athlete who
later starred in the big leagues with John McGraw’s
New York Giants. Photograph submitted
moved to Chattanooga in 1866 to found a pharmacy with his brother. His active interest in city government enabled him to serve on the Board of Aldermen and to be elected mayor in 1887. Later, as a refl ection of his keen interest in baseball, he was appointed president of the Southern Baseball League, where he served from 1892 to 1902.
Strang Nicklin was prominent in sports during his high school years, star-ring in both baseball and football in North Carolina and Tennessee and, after college, pursuing a career in minor league baseball.
Then came the Spanish-American War (1898) and, following the tradition of the Nicklin family, he vol-unteered and rose to the rank of fi rst lieutenant in the Third Tennessee Volun-
teer Infantry, although his unit did not see combat. His military records provide the earliest record of his stature and weight: 5-feet-7 and 146 pounds.
With the war over, Strang decided to pursue profes-sional baseball as a career in spite of the disapproval of his parents. Refl ecting their perceived upper-class standards, they thought it was an unrespectable career path for their col-lege-educated son. Strang thought he could protect the family image by playing far from home and using vari-ous pseudonyms. At Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he was “Clyde Strang,” and at Wheeling, W.Va., and St. Joseph, Mo., he was “Sam Strang.”
Early in his minor-league career, Nicklin played shortstop, making some outstanding plays and some
woeful blunders. He was a left fi elder in Wheeling and showed more skill at third base in St. Joseph. Although he was originally a right-handed batter, he learned to bat left-handed at St. Jo-seph and, thereafter, was a switch-hitter.
Then known as “Sammy Strang,” he was called up in 1901 to the big leagues and the New York Giants, where he got off to a torrid start, leading the National League with a .420 batting average in early June. The sports-writers commented on the way he choked up on the bat and on his blazing speed catching long fl ies and run-ning bases.
During his career in the big leagues (1901-1908), over half of it with the Gi-ants, the infi elder-outfi elder played 393 games at third base, 238 at second, 165 in the outfi eld and occasional-
ly at either shortstop or fi rst base. Nicklin’s fi nest season was 1906 when, playing for John McGraw’s Giants, he led the National League in on-base percentage and stole a career-high 49 bases. McGraw pioneered the use of “pinch-hitters” by using Strang in that role and, ac-cording to some authori-ties, the name was chosen because of the way he “came through in the pinch.”
Nicklin ended his big-league career in 1908 with a phenomenal lifetime on-base percentage of .377, hav-ing scored 100 runs in both the 1902 and 1903 seasons. However, his career in base-ball was far from over as he would later coach at two universities, during which his career would intersect with a tall Texas native named Robert R. Neyland, something we will discuss in next month’s article.
Kiara, Roxie and Pepper Kiara, a year-old female domestic shorthair mix, and Rox-
ie, a 4-year-old female American pit bull mix, are available
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vision St. location. Pepper, a 4-year-old female Australian
shepherd mix, is available at Young-Williams’ 6400 Kings-
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11Bonny Kate Chapter DAR meeting, 1 p.m.,
Second Presbyterian Church, 2829 Kingston Pike. Rochelle Cordova will give a “Tour of Flags.”
THURSDAY, MARCH 12“Emerald O’ccasion” annual dinner to benefi t
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, 5 p.m., Knoxville Marriott, 501 E. Hill Ave. Info: 691-1662 ext. 1005 or www.ccetn.org.
Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection March Healing Luncheon, 10:45 a.m. Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Special program: bring a new or gently used purse, in a gift bag (covered with tissue or top stapled securely). Speaker: Jane List from Loudon. Topic: “Live the High Life!” Cost: $12. Complimentary child care by reservation only. Info/reservations: 315-8182 or [email protected].
Knoxville Square Dance, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Live music by the Hellgrammites. Info: www.jubileearts.org.
2015 Wilma Dykeman Stokely Memorial Lecture: Dom Flemons, 7 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Flemons will speak and perform old-time music. Free and open to the public, but registration required. Info/to register: http://www.knoxfriends.org.
Vocal Point in concert, 7 p.m., Lambert Recital Hall, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alex-ander Parkway, Maryville. Tickets: $10. Info/tickets: 981-8590 or www.claytonartscenter.com.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13O’Connor Pancake Fest and Senior Service Direc-
tory Debut, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., John T. O’Connor Senior Cen-ter, 611 Winona St. Rescheduled from Tuesday, Feb. 17. Previously purchased tickets will be good for this event; tickets will be available at the door for $5.
RCS Hiking Club hike: Goldmine & Cane Creek trails. 6 mile moderate hike to the park boundary and back. Meet 9 a.m. at Sugarlands Visitor Center or 10:15 at the Look Rock Ranger Station. Info: Ray, 314-2279, or Kate, 573-9258.
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner & Concert, 5:30 p.m., the Foundry, 747 Worlds Fair Park. Benefi ts the Sertoma Center. Music by Four Leaf Peat. Info: 546-8656.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 13-1446th Jubilee Festival, 7 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538
Laurel Ave. Featuring old styles of fi ddle, banjo, string bands, sacred music, early country and historical bal-lads. Cost: $12, some discounts apply Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.
SATURDAY, MARCH 14“Raised Beds: How to build ’em and fi ll ’em,”
10:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Catholic Church garage, 620 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Presented by Knox County Master Gardener Michael Yaros. Free and open to the public. Info: 215-2340.
West Knox Lions pancake breakfast, 8-10 a.m., Chili’s, 120 Mabry Hood Road. Tickets: adults, $5; children under 12, $3. Includes pancakes, sausage and drinks. Proceeds will benefi t West Knox Lions Charities, including Kids Sight and vision screening programs. Tickets available at the door. Info: Ron Riehn, 690-2557, or Debbie Flanagan, 966-1191.
SUNDAY, MARCH 15“Words Aren’t Everything” workshop, 1-3 p.m.,
Sundress Academy for the Arts, 195 Tobby Hollow Lane. An on-your-feet script-writing workshop directed by playwright Harrison Young. Cost: $25. Info/to register: http://www.sundresspublications.com.
MONDAY-TUESDAY, MARCH 16-17AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Blount
County Sheriff’s Offi ce, 950 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
TUESDAY, MARCH 17Computer Workshops: Word Basics, 2 p.m.,
East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/to register: 215-8700.
Oak Ridge Chapter of NARFE (National Active and Retired Federal Employees Asssociation) meeting, noon, Double Tree Hotel, Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge. Cost: $14. Program at 1 p.m. Speakers from Oak Ridge Methodist Hospital: Sheri Ernst, Corporate Director of Revenue Integrity and Utilization Management, and Mandy Grubb Helford, MD, System Medical Director of Clinical Documentation and Informatics. Topic: Changes to Medicare coverage for outpatient verses inpatient hos-pital care. Public is invited. Reservations required. Info/reservations: 482-4625 or 938-4532.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18Books Sandwiched In: “Happy City: Transforming Our
Lives through Urban Design” by Charles Montgomery, noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info: 215-8700.
“Photographing Your Work” seminar, noon-1 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Guest speaker: Lisa Gifford Mueller. Info/to register: 523-7543; [email protected]; http://www.knoxalliance.com/development.html.
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FARRAGUT BEER BOARDMAR. 12, 2015 • 6:55 PM
LEGAL NOTICE
I. Approval of Minutes A. February 12, 2015 II. Beer Permit Approval: A. Approval of Class 3, On-Premises permit hotel/motel permit for the following: i. Staybridge, 11319 Campbell Lakes DriveIt is the policy of the Town of Farragut not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 93-112 and 101-336 in its hiring, employment practices and programs. To request accommodations due to disabilities, please call 865-966-7057 in advance of the meeting.
FARRAGUT BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMENwill hold a public hearing on March 26, 2015 • 7:00 PM
Farragut Town Hall11408 Municipal Center Dr
to hear citizens’ comments on the following ordinance:1. Ordinance 15-02, an Ordinance to amend the text of the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance 86-16, as amended, pursuant to authority granted by section 13-4-201, Tennessee Code Annotated, by amending Chapter 3. Specifi c District Regulations, Section XII. General Commercial District (C-1), F., Mixed Use Town Center, Subsection 2. B., by providing for a drive through under certain conditions
PUBLIC HEARING
AGENDAFARRAGUT BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
March 12, 2015WORKSHOP 6:00 PM
General Fund Revenue/Expenditures Projections Program ChangesBEER BOARD MEETING, 6:55 PM
BMA MEETING, 7:00 PMI. Silent Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll CallII. Approval of AgendaIII. Mayor’s ReportIV. Citizens ForumV. Approval of Minutes A. February 26, 2015VI. Ordinances A. Public Hearing & Second Reading 1. Ordinance 15-03, to amend the Farragut Municipal Code by adding Title 14, Chapter 6., Farragut Architectural Design Standards, and authorizing the Farragut Municipal Planning Commission to be the Design Review Commission B. First Reading 1. Ordinance 15-02, an Ordinance to amend the text of the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance 86-16, as amended, pursuant to authority granted by section 13-4-201, Tennessee Code Annotated, by amending Chapter 3. Specifi c District Regulations, Section XII. General Commercial District (C-1), F., Mixed Use Town Center, Subsection 2. B., by providing for a drive through under certain conditions VII. Business Items A. Rejection of previously approved bids for a new Two-Wheel Drive Half-Ton Pick-up Truck B. Approval of Bids for new Half-Ton Pick-up Truck C. Approval of Bids for Contract 2015-10, Installation of Underdrains on Grigsby Chapel Road D. Approval of Settlement Agreement with Cove Properties regarding road defi ciencies in the Cove at Turkey Creek SubdivisionVIII. Town Administrator’s ReportIX. Town Attorney’s Report
It is the policy of the Town of Farragut not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 93-112 and 101-336 in its hiring, employment practices and programs. To request accommodations due to disabilities, please call 865-966-7057 in advance of the meeting.
B-4 • MARCH 11, 2015 • BEARDEN Shopper news
NEWS FROM PARKWEST, WEST KNOXVILLE’S HEALTHCARE LEADER • TREATEDWELL.COM • 374-PARK
health & lifestyles
First the hips, then the knees and now, the ankles. No, it’s not an-other dance step – but it is a trend sweeping the Baby Boom genera-tion who grew up doing the Twist or shaking their booty at the disco.
Now in their retirement years, those gray-haired Boomers are
feeling the effects of all that twist-ing and shaking as complaints of arthritis stack up. Last year, se-niors were a large portion of the 332,000 people who got total hip replacements and the 719,000 knee
replacements. Now, it’s the ankle’s turn.
Around since the 1970s, total ankle replacement (TAR) just now seems to be gaining favor among the gray-haired set, driven largely by the de-mand of still active Boomers.
Those fi rst TARs “failed miser-ably,” but that’s yesterday’s news. According to Dr. Tracy Pesut, an orthopedic surgeon at Parkwest Medical Center, today’s TARs are giving seniors a new lease on life.
“I fi nd with the Baby Boom gen-
eration that these patients want to continue working, playing and enjoying life deep into their retire-ment,” she said. “They are a higher demand population. I see an in-crease in the need and desire for TARs in order for them to be able to continue golfi ng, hiking, playing tennis and pickle ball, and walking or exercising.”
“The gold standard for ankle arthritis has been fusing the joint, but that increases the stress on the surrounding joints and leads to ar-thritis in those joints within about 10 years,” Pesut added. “Since pa-tients were unhappy with their results, research went into rede-velopment in the 1990s, and as a result, there are now fi ve FDA-ap-proved TAR systems (or prosthe-ses) in the United States. The ankle replacements available now have better wear properties due to the materials used. They also allow for better range of motion and func-tion. Some even utilize CT scans to develop custom cutting jigs for the components to decrease surgery times and improve alignment.”
Pesut says even better designs that allow for more normal motion, and hopefully, better wear proper-ties to increase longevity, are be-
ing developed and used in Europewhere a less stringent FDA-typeapproval process enables surgeonsthere to incorporate these new de-signs more easily.
While the options are growing,ankle replacements remain amongthe most diffi cult procedures anorthopedic surgeon performs. Thesmall contact area and multiple di-rections and functions of the jointmake it a task not every surgeonwants to tackle.
“Most general orthopedists andeven sports specialists are uncom-fortable or do not enjoy taking careof the foot and ankle problems,”said Pesut who has performed 40to 50 total ankle replacements andmore reconstructions than she cancount during her years of practice.“They can be complicated and notwo patients are the same. I likethe challenge of problem solvingand fi guring out what is the bestsolution to their problem. I fi nd itchallenging and enjoy facing thechallenge and seeing patients get-ting back on their feet and return-ing to their activities.”
Of course, total ankle replace-ments won’t make you feel 16again, but they can help many se-niors Twist again.
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tive cover to reveal cabbage
in his winter garden.
Below, Craig, 83, of Knox-
ville, points out the new
pieces in his ankle which
removed his pain without
robbing him of fl exibility.
Dave Craig walks two
miles before breakfast
every day, no matter
what the weather is like
outside. He calls it part
of his “religion,” a time
of peace when he prays,
recites and gets centered
for the rest of the day.
“There are warm weather vege-tables, and there are cool weather vegetables,” explains Dave Craig, 83, Knoxville. “I have four gar-dens – one for spring, summer, fall and winter.”
Craig, who holds a doctorate in Agriculture Education, is digging into his passion for gardening again after a total ankle arthro-plasty at Parkwest Medical Cen-ter. No matter what the weather is like outside, he loves applying his skills as a master gardener and making things grow.
He gardens for his own plea-sure, and Craig volunteers count-less hours with Habitat for Hu-manity’s HUG program (Habitat Urban Gardens). It’s all a lot easier now that he has a new ankle.
Craig fell over a rock embank-ment in 2008, injuring his ankle. He spent a long time hobbling without healing.
“I fussed with that ankle for years,” Craig says. Diagnosed as having an ankle strain, he tried all the treatments he was prescribed, including medication, wearing a brace, cortisone shots and physi-cal therapy.
Craig learned to accommodate the pain and instability in his ankle over time, but one day he fi nally decided he’d had enough. His doctor recommended fusing the bones in the ankle to relieve the pain.
Craig didn’t like that option be-cause it would greatly reduce his range of motion. He wanted fl ex-ibility and movement so he could remain active and keep on walk-ing, hiking, exercising and gar-dening without being held back by a stiff ankle.
Craig had been active his entire
Baby Boomers changed approach to ankle repairJust a sprain?Get it checked to be sure.
It’s not always easy to tell whether an ankle is “just a sprain” or is broken. Most physicians follow guidelines (known as the “Ottawa Ankle Rules”) to help distinguish between a fracture and a sprain and determine whether X-rays are necessary. A sprain is most likely if you are able to put weight on your foot just after the injury; a frac-ture is most likely if you are unable to walk after the injury.
Even distinguishing between the types of sprain can be tricky. Ankle sprains are not only one of the most common injuries, but they’re also commonly misdiagnosed, according to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. That’s because the two major types of sprained ankles – high ankle sprains and lateral ankle sprains – often look the same, even though they affect entirely different ligaments. The less common high ankle sprain is often mistaken for a lateral sprain.
Pain, swelling, limited motion and bruising in the entire ankle region can occur in both types of sprains. The dif-ference lies in where the injury occurs and which ligaments are involved. High ankle sprains affect fi ve ligaments and two bones, while lateral sprains affect three ligaments. The more ligaments affected and the degree in which they are torn, the more severe the injury.
In diagnosing an ankle sprain, it’s
important for physicians to understand how the injury occurred. Lateral sprains are caused by the foot turning inward, whereas high ankle sprains are the re-sult of the foot being forced outward.
To select proper treatment, the physician must fi rst “grade” the sprain’s severity based on the ex-tent of ligament injury. Grading also enables the physician to predict how long it will be before the patient can return to normal activity.
Grade 1 – A stretching of the liga-ments. Treat by using RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation).
Grade 2 – A stretching and some rupture of the ligaments. Treat by us-ing RICE and by allowing additional time to heal. A sprain of this severity may need to be splinted.
Grade 3 – Greater rupture of the ligaments. You may need to wear a cast or a cast brace for two to threw weeks while the injury heals. Repeat-ed ankle sprains may require surgery to repair the ligaments.
Treatment for less serious sprains involves immobilization of the foot and non-weight bearing for two to four weeks. More severe high ankle sprains may require surgery and a longer recovery time.
For more information on foot and ankle injuries and conditions, visit the ACFAS consumer website, www.FootHealthFacts.org.
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Active in every seasonCraig is gardening and on the go after arthroplasty at Parkwest
life, from the time he was a small boy working on the family farm in Wisconsin. There had been physi-cal training in the U.S. Army, he was a runner for 40 years, and Craig learned to water ski and golf after the age of 60. Locking the bones in his ankle in place just wasn’t something he was ready for.
But the doctor said there were no other options, unless Craig wanted to travel out of state. No one around here could perform a surgery that would keep Craig’s ankle fl exible, the doctor ex-plained.
Over the course of his 83 years, Craig says he’s learned that he has to take responsibility for his own
health. If that meant getting a sec-ond opinion, then so be it.
At the gym where Craig exer-cises, he struck up a conversa-tion with an instructor who runs marathons. She recommended Tracy Pesut, MD, a board certifi ed physician specializing in the care of the feet and ankles. Pesut per-forms surgery at Parkwest Medi-cal Center.
Craig made an appointment and was pleased to fi nd out that Pesut performs arthroplasty, a procedure that replaces the ankle joint with prosthetic components that allow good range of move-ment and function. He told Pesut he wanted to be active into his
90s, and that having complete fl exibility in his ankle was impor-tant to him.
“I guess I was most impressed that she listened to what I was saying,” Craig says. Pesut heard Craig’s concerns, performed the exam and told him she could fi x his ankle.
After the surgery was sched-uled, Craig began to receive spon-taneous affi rmation that placing his ankle in Dr. Pesut’s hands was the right thing to do.
“I believe in signs,” Craig says, “and her name kept coming up.” He says he began to encounter people all over town who knew about Pesut and knew about her
reputation as a surgeon.“I heard at least 12 references to
her – 12!” Craig exclaims. “It wasunreal.”
The references ranged fromformer patients, to friends andfamily of patients, to people whoknew her when she played soccerin Farragut, to those who knewher as a student at UT Knoxville.It seemed everyone was singingPesut’s praises, and Craig was toldshe had been trained by the best.
“I couldn’t wait to have this sur-gery,” Craig laughs.
He was even more impressedby the planning and attention todetail Pesut displayed in prepara-tion for the procedure. “The plan-ning and preparation were key,”Craig says, “so when the operationhappened, everything would goaccording to plan.”
When the day fi nally arrived,he was ready. Craig says the slo-gan, “Treated Well. Well Treated.”fi t Parkwest Medical Center per-fectly. He had good care, a greatsurgeon and plenty of faith. Therewas nothing to fear.
Craig woke up after surgery;he wiggled his toes and knew in-stantly that the surgery had beena success. Gone were the pain andinstability that had held him backfor so long.
The recovery process wassmooth, and soon he was backto the active lifestyle he loved somuch. Walking, hiking, exercise,travel and gardening were wait-ing for him, and he would be ableto fully enjoy those activities foryears to come.
To learn more about ankle ar-throplasty at Parkwest MedicalCenter, visit treatedwell.com, orcall 865-374-PARK.
